Accountant, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting

Position Description

Harris County Housing & Community Development provides life-enhancing projects and programs to residents of Harris County. Our services include spurring community investment through the provision of home buying programs, partnering with community members and housing developers to build diverse housing options that uplift communities and offer other assistance that support community building. The position requires the performance of a wide variety of daily accounting duties and analyses associated with subrecipient contracts/agreements.

Accountants in the Housing and Community Development Department are assigned with the administration and control of grant expenditures and tracking during the full life cycle of each grant. Primary responsibilities for this position will include managing and monitoring grant budgets as well as assisting in seeking reimbursement of expenditures from the granting agencies. Each grant is unique, this position requires a person who can analyze the financial transactions in compliance with the contract and is able to provide financial guidance to departments to ensure compliance with grant restrictions and guidelines.

• Prepares and processes budget transfers and related transactions
• Assists with preparation of reimbursement requests from the granting agency and prepares journal entries
• Performs reconciliations of budgetary and reimbursement request information
• Ensures all accounting transactions are supported with adequate description and documentation
• Tracks progress of projects and activities to ensure the accuracy of financial systems and ensure budgets are adhered to
• Establishes and maintains various in-house spreadsheets and logs supplemental to the department's accounting systems
• Coordinates with other divisions and responds to requests for information
• Works with Harris County Auditors department to ensure accurate and timely invoice coordination and vendor credit/debit memo postings
• Coordinates purchases throughout the various programs, services, and fund types working with Harris County Auditors and Purchasing departments to process and monitor procurement activities
• Assists with special projects
• Other duties as assigned.
• This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.
• Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college or university;
  Two (2) years of accounting/financial analyst experience
• Associate's degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college or university;
  Four (4) years of accounting/financial analyst experience
• High school diploma or GED equivalency;
  Six (6) years of accounting/financial analyst experience

• Valid Driver's License (Texas upon hire)

• Thorough working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for governmental and not-for-profit entities
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of job/project ledger accounting and budgeting and its correlation to the general ledger
• Strong knowledge of grant requirements with an emphasis on knowledge of 2 CFR 200 and HUD CDBG-DR regulations
• Ability to plan and organize work, perform under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external sources and keep management informed

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting…